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| Groundhog's Day 2012 Shadow! Six more weeks of Winter! |
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
My mind has been swimming with notions of my last entry. Mainly regarding the Beat Generation. A book that comes to mind that I own & read in my formidable mid-twenties was an outstanding read called;
It was an interesting and somewhat jarring non-fiction/life story perspective read. However, quite fascinating as a book of American History taking place in the middle of the country in Chicago on the famed North Clark Street (still quite the happening destination). I highly recommend it + sure to put ideas into your head. Of course, this is only a smidge of how the Beat Generation has influenced our world today from Indy Music to Veganism Foodies to early hippies + without a doubt, free speech.
Something a little more tame in my day was returning my vehicle to the Audi Dealership for its factory recall for California Emissions standards. It took me to Santa Monica this morning and I returned to work and home in this beauty!
I can hear 'the Beats' heckling me now..............
Something a little more tame in my day was returning my vehicle to the Audi Dealership for its factory recall for California Emissions standards. It took me to Santa Monica this morning and I returned to work and home in this beauty!
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| Dove White Volvo S40 |
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
I first saw James Franco as 'James Dean' in the TV movie way back in 2001. Completely impressed by his spot on character portrayal and dashing good looks, I was hooked on this Hollywood Star.
Again I saw him in 'HOWL' portraying Allen Gingsberg. He did a wonderful job. The real gem is the interview of Peter Orlovsky, Allen's life partner, in the extra section of the DVD. The movie was good but the animation was a bit disjunct from the timeperiod of the 'beat generation'. These scenes did assist as it interpreted words through pictures, if you will.
I couldn't help but wonder if 'HOWL' was the inspiration of Florence + the Machine's song 'HOWL' or if there was any relation. Whichever the case, it's a good segway in introducing the music I've been listening to.
The style of Florence + the Machine is impactful with the deco-esque album cover and dress of this artists latest creations. Inspiring + different- vocally + stylistically speaking. Her powerful voice reminds me of Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane- aaahhhh...'White Rabbit'.
It definetely gives me a breath of fresh air of true artistry, though pop? she may be.
I couldn't help but wonder if 'HOWL' was the inspiration of Florence + the Machine's song 'HOWL' or if there was any relation. Whichever the case, it's a good segway in introducing the music I've been listening to.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
READY FOR THE WEEKEND
(since wednesday to be exact)
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| i need one of these....o.k. ...maybe two... |
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| + i'll be here at some point tomorrow for sure.... |
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Let's just say that I was glad when Monday ended. Today has been much lighter + brighter (maybe the coffee gave me a buzz). Everything seems to be much simpler + more clear today, I love these types of days!
A fellow friend and subscriber of KCRW invited me to attend a Matt's Movie screening of 'Miss Bala' (Miss Baja) in West LA last week. Upon further investigation, this movie was presented at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and in an absurd decision, the movie did not make the short list for "Best Foreign Language Film" @ the 84th Academy Awards.
We're talking Baja California about the Drug War so it does containg heavy violence and explicit content. However, the grotesque scenes of bloodshed were not overtly present. An emotional rollercoaster of a movie- it was quite excellent.
The movie slightly reminded me of my trip to Tijuana with my whole immediate family (crazy good times- years ago) and a few of my more recent visits to Mexicali - yet, thankfully, without hiccups of danger.
Continuing with my day, coincidentally, I had the pleasure of meeting the fabulous Embeth Davidtz! She is most recently known for her role she plays in Californication on Showtime.
The currently well known Facebook social media sight is rolling out a new format called Timeline. We'll see how it fairs in our immediate future. The latest info on how Facebook is still
making waves in our culture, today's article in;
Now, with much anticipation, I await the LA Clippers + LA Lakers game tomorrow night!
A fellow friend and subscriber of KCRW invited me to attend a Matt's Movie screening of 'Miss Bala' (Miss Baja) in West LA last week. Upon further investigation, this movie was presented at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and in an absurd decision, the movie did not make the short list for "Best Foreign Language Film" @ the 84th Academy Awards.
We're talking Baja California about the Drug War so it does containg heavy violence and explicit content. However, the grotesque scenes of bloodshed were not overtly present. An emotional rollercoaster of a movie- it was quite excellent.
The movie slightly reminded me of my trip to Tijuana with my whole immediate family (crazy good times- years ago) and a few of my more recent visits to Mexicali - yet, thankfully, without hiccups of danger.
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| See it! |
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| Embeth Davidtz, smart + stoically seated in center |
making waves in our culture, today's article in;
will bring us fully up-to-date. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/facebook_inc/index.html
Now, with much anticipation, I await the LA Clippers + LA Lakers game tomorrow night!
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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| My favorite purple drink that I found in a 32 oz. bottle the other day. So good! The Acai berry only grows on one species of palm tree which grows in the flood plains of Central and South America regions.  |
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Tuesday, Janurary 17, 2012
Wikipedia.org (which I LOVE) shuts down its website Wednesday Jan. 18th in protest for this cause...
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Corporate supporters of HR3261 (SOPA) and S968 (PIPA) demand the ability to take down any web site that affects their profits -- without due process or judicial oversight -- in the name of combating "online piracy." Hoping you won't notice or care, quite a few of our Public Servants want to give them that right.
SOPA/PIPA authors and supporters insist they're only after foreign piracy sites, but Internet Engineers understand this is an attempt to impose "Big Brother" control over our Internet, complete with DNS hijacking and censoring search results.
Opponents of SOPA: Google, Yahoo, Wikipedia, craigslist, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, eBay, AOL, Mozilla, Reddit, Tumblr, Etsy, Zynga, EFF, ACLU, Human Rights Watch, Darrell Issa (R-CA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Ron Paul (R-TX)
STOP SOPA & PIPA
HR3261 & S968 are threatening CL and the rest of your Internet.
Most of the web sites you use strongly oppose these bills.
Find out why, and how you can help put a stop to this madness before it's too late!
★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
Corporate supporters of HR3261 (SOPA) and S968 (PIPA) demand the ability to take down any web site that affects their profits -- without due process or judicial oversight -- in the name of combating "online piracy." Hoping you won't notice or care, quite a few of our Public Servants want to give them that right.
SOPA/PIPA authors and supporters insist they're only after foreign piracy sites, but Internet Engineers understand this is an attempt to impose "Big Brother" control over our Internet, complete with DNS hijacking and censoring search results.
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Tell Congress you OPPOSE H.R. 3261 "Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOPA)
and S. 968 "Protect IP Act" (PIPA)
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Supporters of SOPA: RIAA, MPAA, News Corp, TimeWarner, Walmart, Nike, Tiffany, Chanel, Rolex, Sony, Juicy Couture, Ralph Lauren, VISA, Mastercard, Comcast, ABC, Dow Chemical, Monster Cable, Teamsters, Rupert Murdoch, Lamar Smith (R-TX), John Conyers (D-MI)Opponents of SOPA: Google, Yahoo, Wikipedia, craigslist, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, eBay, AOL, Mozilla, Reddit, Tumblr, Etsy, Zynga, EFF, ACLU, Human Rights Watch, Darrell Issa (R-CA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Ron Paul (R-TX)
(All Information posted courtesy of Craigslist.org)
Think about it. A recent news cast I saw discussed the possiblility for the Internet to be a profit business by charging for the otherwise free access to information. Yikes!
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